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Software estimation is a nefarious art at times – no matter how hard you try, or how small you break up tasks, there will be times where the unforeseen adds up past your deadline.  Of course, when this happens to you as an individual contributor, there are lots of things you can do to compensate [...]

Dear B, First, I think it is awesome that you are such a hard worker.  You show so much dedication and it is clear you truly care about what you are doing.  This dedication is admirable and something I think all of us aspire toward. But (and everything comes with a but, right) you have [...]

The first part of my 360 review the “continue” feedback.  These are the things that I should continue doing, or basically my strengths.  Attached below you can find the pdf of the feedback that was given to me (and reading it might help the post make more sense). Here is a link to the feedback [...]

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I started working with an executive coach.  Part of the process is a 360 review (and I won’t receive the results for a bit still), but in addition to helping me learn to see myself better through that process she is also helping me through some of [...]

There are many factors and skills that can make a good manager in the work place.  Empathy is one of my favorites, and of course being a good listener is crucial, but recently I have noticed that one of the traits that have proved really valuable is the ability to distill information and explain it [...]

I was having a conversation today with one of my colleagues and we were discussing our shared desire to constantly better oneself.  He put it smartly when he said that some people were “Learners”.  Learners are the people that posses a natural curiosity and desire to acquire knowledge and information.  I think that this desire [...]

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Often times when people move into management roles or power of authority they forget what it is like to be in the trenches themselves. One of the most important things a manager can do is to empathize with their employees and take the time [...]

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